Pen-extractor.



1. A. PARRELLA.

PEN EXRACGH` APPLICATION FILED MAR.22. 19H3.

1,274,760. n PatentedAug. 6,1918.

attorney,

UNiTED STATES PATENT oEEroE.

JOSEPH ANTHONY rAEnELLA, or WASHINGTON, D'Is'rnrcror comnariamn PEN-EXTRACTOR.

Speciication of Letters Patent.

j Application'ledMarch 22, 1918. Serial No. 223,984.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOSEPH A. PARREUA, a citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in' Pen-Extractors, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to pen extractors.

An importantobject ofthe yinvention is to provide a device of the above mentioned character, so constructed that a positive or powerful grip may be obtained upon the pen point, without liability of the fingers beingy `soiled by contact with the pen point. Y

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the above mentioned l Y character, which is simple in construction,

inexpensive to manufacture, strong, and highly convenient in'use. n

Other objects and advantages of thezinvention will be apparent during the course j of the following description. f

n In the accompanying drawings, forming l a part of this specication, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,y

arranged arms 6 have their material at theirY forward or free ends bent inwardly at aright angle, forming kinwardly projectinglateral` extensions 7. The extensions 7 arep'referably tapered, decreasing inwidth inwardly.

Jaws 10 are formed upon the lateral extensions 7, and are disposed at a right angle thereto,and parallel with the arms 6. The jaws 10 have their inner faces serrated or milled. The jaws 10 project. inwardly with relation to the arms 6. j

The operation of the device is as follows: The U-shaped body portion 5 may be held Y Copies of this patent may be obtained for a differ-` in the right hand between the thumb and index finger, which engage the arms 6. The pen holderjis held in the left hand, and

Y moved toward the device until the pen point is arranged between the jaws carried by the lateral extensions 7. Pressure is now applied to the arms 6 whereby the jaws are brought into positive clamping engagement with the pen point. The device is lnow moved longitudinally"y away from the pen` holder and extracts or removes the pen point therefrom. Particular attention is called to the perpendlcular arrangement of the lateral extensions 7 with relation to the arms 6,

which permit of a positive or powerful clamping action being had with thepen point, such action occurring principally vat the heels of the jaws.` By the provision of the lateral extensions, the fingers are spaced a substantial distance from the pen point vand therefore prevented from being soiled by contact with the pen point.

- It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to bey taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts maybe ref sorted to, without departing from the spirit of my invention or the scope of the subjoined claim. f n f Having thus described my invention what" I yclaim' is:

A pen extractor, comprising ak U-shapedl if Patented Aug. e, 191s..

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body! portion formed of suitably stiff and Y* resilient metal vand Vhaving oppositelyar'f ranged substantially flat arms; inwardly projecting extensions formed upon the ends of the substantially fiat' arms by bending the material of said arms, said extensions being disposed perpendicular to said arms and tapered and decreasing in width inwardly, said extensions being of substantial length whereby the fingers are permanently held out of contact with the pen; and serrated jaws formed upon the inner ends of the extensions.

` In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

` n JOSEPH ANTHONY PAEEELLA.

ive centsveaoh, by addressing the "Commissioner o! Patents, Washingtomn." r 

